August 16, 2004—The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has produced an online Safety and Health Topic page on Occupational Respiratory Disease Surveillance for monitoring health and hazard data on the extent and severity of occupationally-related lung disease and related workplace exposures for use in public health education and in disease prevention. The site includes a featured discussion on whether cleaning products are associated with work-related asthma, and links to pertinent products and resources.
NIOSH also continues to provide employees at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) with updated study results through a topic page on the NIOSH Web page, X-Ray Exposures from Airport Screening Machines. In 2003, TSA requested that NIOSH conduct an independent study to determine potential radiation exposure to TSA employees who operate baggage-screening equipment at airports. The Web page allows TSA employees who voluntarily participated in the NIOSH study secure access to their personal dosimetry results. General information about the study, links to information about radiation exposures to TSA employees and potential health effects, and recommendations to address exposure concerns are also available on the Web page.
